UK weather: four-day heatwave to bring 34C to 15 counties
A fresh heatwave is set to hit next week, with GFS models showing four days above 30C and 34C possible in 15 English counties, mostly in the south and east.
Category : Heat
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Southern England faces temperatures up to 34C on Monday, prompting fresh heat health warnings from UKHSA as half of England and all of Wales remain in drought.
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The Met Office has issued an amber health alert for four UK regions as temperatures are set to hit 31C on Monday, August 3, with vulnerable people at risk.
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UKHSA issues amber health alert for London and southern England as temperatures are set to exceed 30C, with significant impacts expected on health and social care.
UK heat health alerts upgraded as temperatures set to reach 35C
Amber heat-health alerts issued for parts of England as temperatures could hit 35C, with drought, wildfires and health risks.
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Greater Manchester will see 29C during a three-day heatwave, with Met Office forecasts of consecutive 25C-plus days and a UKHSA alert in place.
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UKHSA has placed Greater Manchester under a 72-hour yellow heat-health alert until 9am on August 5, with temperatures forecast to hit 30C and impacts expected.
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Met Office: 29C Heatwave Coming to Greater Manchester
Met Office forecasts 29C in Greater Manchester next week, with the region set to experience its fourth heatwave as United Utilities urges water conservation.
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London is under a yellow heat health alert as the capital faces its fifth heatwave, with temperatures forecast to peak at 32C on Monday, August 3.
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The 'sunset rule' of keeping windows shut during the day and opening them at sunset can help cool UK homes, according to Which? experts and the British Red Cross.
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Temperatures could reach 36C in parts of England today as 11 counties face 35C or more during the fourth heatwave of the year, according to weather models.
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